Biology

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These are the registered numbers and titles for the specified achievement standards that will meet Literacy and/or Numeracy requirements for NCEA from 2011. Where a standard has a 'Y' in the column, achievement of the standard will contribute to that requirement.

Spreadsheet of literacy/numeracy achievement standards.

Registered
No.
Title
Int/Ext
Credits
Literacy
Numeracy

Level 1

         
90925
Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context, with direction. (1.1)
Int
4

Y
90926
Report on a biological issue. (1.2)
Int
3
Y
 
90927
Demonstrate understanding of biological ideas relating to micro-organisms. (1.3)
Ext
4
Y
 
90928
Demonstrate understanding of biological ideas relating to the life cycle of flowering plants. (1.4)
Ext
4
Y
 
90929
Demonstrate understanding of biological ideas relating to a mammal as a consumer. (1.5)
Ext
3
Y
 

Level 2

91153
Carry out a practical investigation in a biology context (2.1)
Int
4
 
Y
91154
Analyse the biological validity of information presented to the public (2.2)
Int
3
Y
 
91155
Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life (2.3)
Int
3
Y
 
91156
Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level (2.4)
Ext
4
Y
 
91157
Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change (2.5)
Ext
4
Y
 
91158
Investigate a pattern in an ecological community (2.6)
Int
4
Y
 
91159
Demonstrate understanding of gene expression (2.7)
Ext
4
Y
 

Level 3

91601
Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context, with guidance
IN
4
Y
Y
91602
Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
IN
3
Y
 
91603
Demonstrate understanding of the responses of plants and animals to their external environment
EX
5
Y
 
91604
Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal environment
IN
3
Y
 
91605
Demonstrate understanding of evolutionary processes leading to speciation
EX
4
Y
 
91606
Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
EX
4
Y
 
91607
Demonstrate understanding of human manipulations of genetic transfer and its biological implications
IN
3
Y
 
 
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